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So, after years of using rag-tag, pieced together equipment, I have took the plunge and started getting the components for my first decent home theater system. My budget was $5000, which put me lacking a couple of small things yet, but those will come. Let me know what you all think:

TV - Samsung LN46A550Receiver - Onkyo TX-SR806DVD Player - Oppo DV-981HDCD Player - Onkyo DX-7555 (yeah, the DVD would do decent, but i had read such good things about these that i thought it worth it)Remote - Logitch Harmony 670 UniversalSpeakers: Fronts - Polk RTiA7s (purchased at 1/2 price from Polk, refurbished) Rears - Polk RTiA1s Center - Polk CSiA6 Sub - Polk DSWpro500Will also have a Tascam DA-20 DAT player (that needs to be cleaned), a Tascam MD player, and my Comcast box hooked up. The one thing I didn't have the money for right now is another turntable...which will be next on the list. I am also considering a refurbished Nak cas deck at some point. One big thing I need is some wall mounts for the RTiA1s - if anyone knows of some good ones that are easily adjusted w/o removing please let me know.

With everything purchased, I am left with about $360 to make a flexi-rack to hold all this. I have it designed and a friend's cousin, who builds custom cabinets, is going to hopefully get the material for me at a good price.

I have read that the SR806's run hot so I have given it plenty of space - 2-inchs top and bottom. If it still runs hot, I have room to mount a small fan to blow air on it, but I don't think it will come to that.

I gotta say, after collecting music and recording for so many years, it was really gratifying to funnel money in to a playback system.

I've been considering ditching my Directv connection in favor of the new Roku Netflix enabled box. It's only $99 and with a Netflix subscription you can stream 300 HD movies and hundreds or thousands more in SD for like $8.99 a a month. Straight up on demand DVR, fast forward, rewind, all that good stuff. The Apple TV box doesn't look too bad either, and Samsung makes a Blu-Ray player that is also Netflix enabled.

I gotta say, after collecting music and recording for so many years, it was really gratifying to funnel money in to a playback system.

I've been considering ditching my Directv connection in favor of the new Roku Netflix enabled box. It's only $99 and with a Netflix subscription you can stream 300 HD movies and hundreds or thousands more in SD for like $8.99 a a month. Straight up on demand DVR, fast forward, rewind, all that good stuff. The Apple TV box doesn't look too bad either, and Samsung makes a Blu-Ray player that is also Netflix enabled.

Josh

i just picked up the LG blu-ray which has the roku box inside, sick!!!!!!!

I gotta say, after collecting music and recording for so many years, it was really gratifying to funnel money in to a playback system.

I've been considering ditching my Directv connection in favor of the new Roku Netflix enabled box. It's only $99 and with a Netflix subscription you can stream 300 HD movies and hundreds or thousands more in SD for like $8.99 a a month. Straight up on demand DVR, fast forward, rewind, all that good stuff. The Apple TV box doesn't look too bad either, and Samsung makes a Blu-Ray player that is also Netflix enabled.

Josh

i just picked up the LG blu-ray which has the roku box inside, sick!!!!!!!

I gotta say, after collecting music and recording for so many years, it was really gratifying to funnel money in to a playback system.

I've been considering ditching my Directv connection in favor of the new Roku Netflix enabled box. It's only $99 and with a Netflix subscription you can stream 300 HD movies and hundreds or thousands more in SD for like $8.99 a a month. Straight up on demand DVR, fast forward, rewind, all that good stuff. The Apple TV box doesn't look too bad either, and Samsung makes a Blu-Ray player that is also Netflix enabled.

Josh

i just picked up the LG blu-ray which has the roku box inside, sick!!!!!!!